Julissa Aquan, LCSW - Therapist in New York

Warm collaborative care
Focus on sleep and rest
Practical coping tools

About Julissa

Julissa Aquan is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She has 11 years of experience helping people facing big life changes, relationship trouble, grief, anxiety, and sleep concerns. She brings a warm, respectful presence to sessions and emphasizes collaboration and practical steps.

Clients meet a therapist who listens first and works with them to set clear goals. Julissa uses a blend of evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and manage strong emotions. She focuses on what matters most to each person and on small changes that add up.

Her work centers on the link between identity, life experience, and emotional health. Julissa pays attention to cultural context and to how past wounds affect current relationships and day-to-day coping. She helps people strengthen supports and rebuild routines, including sleep and rest habits when those are affected.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Julissa offers practical tools for stress, mood shifts, addictive behaviors, and relationship problems, paired with space to process grief and loss. She also supports people working through parenting strain, career transitions, and caregiving stress.

Julissa aims to make therapy understandable and useful. She helps clients track progress and adjust plans as needed. If someone prefers a straightforward, compassionate approach that balances skills practice with emotional processing, she may be a good fit.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions tied to their values. It often suits people struggling with anxiety, depression, or life transitions who want concrete ways to act despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, mood problems, sleep disruption, and behavior change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and emotional patterns, and can help when relationship conflicts, abandonment wounds, or intimacy concerns are central.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julissa treats therapy as a collaborative effort and will help clients decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on what is helping and what is not.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people try skills at home between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these opportunities to teach sleep-supporting routines, coping skills, and communication techniques that carry into daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Julissa address?

She works with people facing relationship issues, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and collaborative, combining practical skills with emotional processing to help people meet their goals.

What is her professional background?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions and emotional distress.

Where does she practice and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in New York and holds the credential LCSW in that state.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.